dimmer knob wiring question
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dimmer **** wiring question
there are 3 wires that come off the back of the dimmer ****. Id like to tap into one of those wires for power to my boost gauge lighting.
The 3 wires are red, black, and red with black stripe. I would assume that black is going to be ground, red is from the power source, and not sure what the red/black stripe is for.
anyone know for sure which is the 12V switched source wire? I have a helms but I dont understand the wiring and connector diagrams.
I do not have a battery in the car and dont know how to use a multimeter
The 3 wires are red, black, and red with black stripe. I would assume that black is going to be ground, red is from the power source, and not sure what the red/black stripe is for.
anyone know for sure which is the 12V switched source wire? I have a helms but I dont understand the wiring and connector diagrams.
I do not have a battery in the car and dont know how to use a multimeter
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red/black is park light 12V power
red is dimmer negative
black is ground.
to make a light dim, connect one side to the red/black wire and the other side to the red wire.
Be careful about power though, adding a few 194 bulbs is ok, but if you add a bunch you will start blowing dimmers.
red is dimmer negative
black is ground.
to make a light dim, connect one side to the red/black wire and the other side to the red wire.
Be careful about power though, adding a few 194 bulbs is ok, but if you add a bunch you will start blowing dimmers.
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you 100% sure about that?
I found the page in the Helms, but dont understand how the diagram works. page 23-178 and 23-179 if anyone has a Helms available maybe you can explain what it means.
the red/blk wire appears to come from the fuse box, so I would assume THATS the power source. the fuse appears to be a 7.5amp fuse. would it be a problem if I put a 10amp fuse in there instead? I think the gauge lighting needs 10amp or something but not sure. damn I hate electrical crap.
<<<who probably has to rewire a couple things
I found the page in the Helms, but dont understand how the diagram works. page 23-178 and 23-179 if anyone has a Helms available maybe you can explain what it means.
the red/blk wire appears to come from the fuse box, so I would assume THATS the power source. the fuse appears to be a 7.5amp fuse. would it be a problem if I put a 10amp fuse in there instead? I think the gauge lighting needs 10amp or something but not sure. damn I hate electrical crap.
<<<who probably has to rewire a couple things
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by clip the apex »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you 100% sure about that?
I found the page in the Helms, but dont understand how the diagram works. page 23-178 and 23-179 if anyone has a Helms available maybe you can explain what it means.
the red/blk wire appears to come from the fuse box, so I would assume THATS the power source. the fuse appears to be a 7.5amp fuse. would it be a problem if I put a 10amp fuse in there instead? I think the gauge lighting needs 10amp or something but not sure. damn I hate electrical crap.
<<<who probably has to rewire a couple things</TD></TR></TABLE>
yep I'm 100% positive that's how it works.
to explain... 23-178 - on the right hand side the two connections that run to the 9-10 things (note dimmer and light are at the end of each of them)
that's exactly how you want to wire your gauge lights if you want them to dim with the dimmer. Red/black is +, red is -.
About fuse 30, putting in a larger one will keep the fuse from blowing.... but it will also make the dimmer box the weakest link. The Honda dimmer circuit seams to be able to take about 8-9 amps without issues, but 10 is pushing it.
If you put a 10amp in there and something goes wrong (say a bulb gets shorted) it pulls more than 10 amps, and the fuse will not blow before the dimmer is overloaded.... poof, smoke.
IF you want them to be full on when the lights are on, simply connect the + to red/black and the - to black or any ground.
I found the page in the Helms, but dont understand how the diagram works. page 23-178 and 23-179 if anyone has a Helms available maybe you can explain what it means.
the red/blk wire appears to come from the fuse box, so I would assume THATS the power source. the fuse appears to be a 7.5amp fuse. would it be a problem if I put a 10amp fuse in there instead? I think the gauge lighting needs 10amp or something but not sure. damn I hate electrical crap.
<<<who probably has to rewire a couple things
</TD></TR></TABLE>yep I'm 100% positive that's how it works.
to explain... 23-178 - on the right hand side the two connections that run to the 9-10 things (note dimmer and light are at the end of each of them)
that's exactly how you want to wire your gauge lights if you want them to dim with the dimmer. Red/black is +, red is -.
About fuse 30, putting in a larger one will keep the fuse from blowing.... but it will also make the dimmer box the weakest link. The Honda dimmer circuit seams to be able to take about 8-9 amps without issues, but 10 is pushing it.
If you put a 10amp in there and something goes wrong (say a bulb gets shorted) it pulls more than 10 amps, and the fuse will not blow before the dimmer is overloaded.... poof, smoke.
IF you want them to be full on when the lights are on, simply connect the + to red/black and the - to black or any ground.
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